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This time of year, perhaps more than at any other, people are gallivanting across the country and beyond. Some folks camp and some hike or boat, some have staycations.

Regardless of how we spend our summer breaks, a good book is a critical ingredient for many of us.

Even those of us who do read a lot don't like to waste time on something that doesn't really grab us and not let go.

Factor in a general malaise that many of us are feeling about the world around us these days, and you might want to join me in cracking open some total escapism.

For the last 220 days or so, I've b...